diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
index 3d2b6ee778a0c1bfc8a8af8076c95ac4eca1de76..53d9764e8f09861ae44c85042228af5028048ec1 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ config IMA_AUDIT
 
 config IMA_LSM_RULES
 	bool
-	depends on IMA && (SECURITY_SELINUX || SECURITY_SMACK)
+	depends on IMA && AUDIT && (SECURITY_SELINUX || SECURITY_SMACK)
 	default y
 	help
-	  Disabling this option will disregard LSM based policy rules
+	  Disabling this option will disregard LSM based policy rules.